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they paid 4 $400,000 of our taxpayers money to drive down the unions. >> why are the unions saying you are the one driving them down? >> you have to ask them. >> i did ask them. >> i don't understand that. but that's their view . >> why have you been such a lightning rod? >> i got to pick on somebody. >> reporter: negotiation s will will likely come down to the wire or beyond. >> yiev i've been involved in this stuff for over 40 years. >> reporter: talks will pick up tomorrow. also the unions plan to storm the bart board of directors meeting. >> you can almost hear the groans of the are commuters. but does this notice mean they will definitely go on strike? >> reporter: it's not a done deal. we still have the weekend for them to negotiate. but it's not looking good. >>> we asked bart required, who is making a better case? 44% say management is making a stronger argument. 19% say the unions are. 29% say neither side is doing well. the rest say they're not sure. the poll has a margin of error of 4.3%. >>> thousands are frustrated the two sides can't reach a contract. >> we were not very
they paid 4 $400,000 of our taxpayers money to drive down the unions. >> why are the unions saying you are the one driving them down? >> you have to ask them. >> i did ask them. >> i don't understand that. but that's their view . >> why have you been such a lightning rod? >> i got to pick on somebody. >> reporter: negotiation s will will likely come down to the wire or beyond. >> yiev i've been involved in this stuff for over 40 years. >>...
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the question is, are unions still the best way for them to get it? these days, there are a lot of people who question whether labor unions are even necessary. according to a 2012 gallup poll, just 52% of americans consider themselves pro-union versus 48% who don't. today, not only have unions been villainized but now people just don't even feel like they are necessary. some people feel like unions have been their own worst enemy for many years. a couple years back i was doing a job at the consumer electronics show and i was working for this company and we had a booth and i couldn't plug a plug into the wall without having a union guy do it for me. i was like, no wonder nobody wants to work with these guys or support them. you know, have unions kind of seen their time come and go and are we like in a new era? i'm here in new york city, a union stronghold trying to figure out what a successful 21st century labor union might look like. so i'm meeting with chaz rynkiewicz. and today he is taking me along for a participation in the first union action. so
the question is, are unions still the best way for them to get it? these days, there are a lot of people who question whether labor unions are even necessary. according to a 2012 gallup poll, just 52% of americans consider themselves pro-union versus 48% who don't. today, not only have unions been villainized but now people just don't even feel like they are necessary. some people feel like unions have been their own worst enemy for many years. a couple years back i was doing a job at the...
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drive down the wages of working families in the bay area. >> why are the unions saying you are the reasons why they made it nowhere on the negotiations? >> you'd have to ask them. >> i did ask them. you have been unwilling to negotiate with them. that you shut them down. >> i don't understand that. but you know, that's their view, i guess. >> why have you been such a lightning rod in these negotiations? >> you have to pick on somebody, right? >> both issues vowed they will remain at the table throughout the weekend. hawk says negotiations will likely come down to the wire. or beyond. >> i have been involved in stuff for over 40 years. over 40 years, and 400 labor contracts. one. >> now talks will continue tomorrow and also tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m., the unions will actually be attending the bart board of directors, they want to lobby the board to get negotiators who will actually work with them. >> what we know tonight is the union has stated, they have to do legally, they are going to go on strike. the 72 hour notice is out there. does that mean they will definitely go on strike? is t
drive down the wages of working families in the bay area. >> why are the unions saying you are the reasons why they made it nowhere on the negotiations? >> you'd have to ask them. >> i did ask them. you have been unwilling to negotiate with them. that you shut them down. >> i don't understand that. but you know, that's their view, i guess. >> why have you been such a lightning rod in these negotiations? >> you have to pick on somebody, right? >> both...
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of the union or not. that changed the task from 1947. there was a time they thought it was fair. >> eric: ebony, you said the unions do good things. help me out. what do they do? >> they can help with advocat advocating. some people can't do it on their own. some n a perfect world you could say the work conditions are crappy. but some can't. they need a collective effort. that is something unions can serve. >> eric: do they need a collective effort? >> i think an individual -- it's better to have an individual bargain on their behalf from their needs. right to work is pro-freedom and fro-worker. collective bargaining is not good. allow the individual to speak on their behalf.kes this work ie catchtition. is there a competitive atmosphere for the economic way out, then jobs are going to be determined by the competition. i don't need the union to protect me from that. i have to have a competitive state to know i can work for certain money and that is open for certain amount of people for time. that's all. >
of the union or not. that changed the task from 1947. there was a time they thought it was fair. >> eric: ebony, you said the unions do good things. help me out. what do they do? >> they can help with advocat advocating. some people can't do it on their own. some n a perfect world you could say the work conditions are crappy. but some can't. they need a collective effort. that is something unions can serve. >> eric: do they need a collective effort? >> i think an...
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in helping the workers and that the unions that benefit are the workers themselves. >> unions have a product to sell. actually, it's a service that they are selling. you give me your monthly fee and i'll do x for you. the problem is, what can they actually guarantee you. you sign a union card and pay $500 a year in dues, you don't have any guarantee. >> he also tells clients that the best way to avoid a union is to create an environment where workers will be happy. he believes if you gave workers a fair shake, fair pay, decent benefits and an open-door policy to address their concerns, workers won't feel like they need union representation. when companies still fail to treat their workers well, dimaria tells them what to expect. >> i have a statement up front i tell my clients. i say, if you get a union here, you get the union you deserve. >> and dimaria says if someone wants someone to blame for the unions, they need to look no further than themselves. >> labor starts to make a bad name for themselves. if they go to organizers and employees and see them picketing and see what they a
in helping the workers and that the unions that benefit are the workers themselves. >> unions have a product to sell. actually, it's a service that they are selling. you give me your monthly fee and i'll do x for you. the problem is, what can they actually guarantee you. you sign a union card and pay $500 a year in dues, you don't have any guarantee. >> he also tells clients that the best way to avoid a union is to create an environment where workers will be happy. he believes if...
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of pro union people across the mountains to the union lines. he also had a long black hair and long black beard, very thin mountain guide, looked kind of like he could stand in as a base plate fyer for the band z z top he had almost been killed so many times he concluded god was protecting him from confederate bullets so this caused him to take a lot of chances which scared the people he was leading. he financed his trips by stealing horses from rich confederate sympathizers and kicking them across the mountains and selling them to the union army when they got to knoxville. his modus operandi was to go as fast as possible through the roughest terrain possible. as a joke he called the people stampeded is because they were stampeding across the mountains. let me read a little piece of this from that. at this point confederate cavalry were chasing him and ellis/guy dies, there were several dozen of them. the guys on horseback went one way and the stamp cheaters were on foot going another way. albert is on horseback, he goes with junius on foot, th
of pro union people across the mountains to the union lines. he also had a long black hair and long black beard, very thin mountain guide, looked kind of like he could stand in as a base plate fyer for the band z z top he had almost been killed so many times he concluded god was protecting him from confederate bullets so this caused him to take a lot of chances which scared the people he was leading. he financed his trips by stealing horses from rich confederate sympathizers and kicking them...
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and just within the hour. the unions gave the official 72- hour notice. of their plans to strike come monday before then. today's negotiations between management and union leaders ended late this afternoon. with no word of any significant progress. beginning our team coverage tonight. djegal. is just emerging from tonight's union news conference. he joins us now with the breaking details. phillippe? kron 4's scott rates is live in oakland. where a rally and march by bart union members just wrapped up moments ago. scott?? new tonight at 8-- in preparation for another possible bart strike, the other transit agencies around the bay area are getting ready to add services and extend hours. the m-t-c is also going to great lengths to encourage kron 4's charles clifford has more. every week day 270 thousand cars drive over the bay bridge. the metropolitan transportation commission estimates that 92 percent of those vehicles have at just one or two occupants. that means 248 thousand cars inside. now.. by comparison, about 150 thousand people use bart to cross san
and just within the hour. the unions gave the official 72- hour notice. of their plans to strike come monday before then. today's negotiations between management and union leaders ended late this afternoon. with no word of any significant progress. beginning our team coverage tonight. djegal. is just emerging from tonight's union news conference. he joins us now with the breaking details. phillippe? kron 4's scott rates is live in oakland. where a rally and march by bart union members just...
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i was going to say the bay area is probably one of the most union-friendly and union-heavy area in the country that you'll find. nonetheless, they've had a lot of troubles communicating the their -- their complaints to a lot of these people, and i think that is a leftover of the resthaegs we've just been through and also, quite frankly, the incoming quality that grew over the decades that preceded this recession. two ways of seeing think, really. you can say, look, these public workers work for me. i do not have a fixed benefit pension plan anymore. i pay a lot in to my health care. vie not gotten a raise in four, five, six or more years. if i can't have this, why should i pay for it for them? that's something that the unions are trying to overcome. the flip side of that is that, a lot of people see these striking public workers and particularly the b.a.r.t. workers now as a last offender of what's left of a middle-class american dream, that unions helped build for a lot of people over the last half search rinchts instituted the 40-hour workweek, for example. things we all get to enjoy
i was going to say the bay area is probably one of the most union-friendly and union-heavy area in the country that you'll find. nonetheless, they've had a lot of troubles communicating the their -- their complaints to a lot of these people, and i think that is a leftover of the resthaegs we've just been through and also, quite frankly, the incoming quality that grew over the decades that preceded this recession. two ways of seeing think, really. you can say, look, these public workers work for...
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is with the public sector unions. they're not beholden to the taxpayers, we who pay the bills. they're beholden on the politicians. politicians rely on them to get re-elected so they have unsustainable deals. >> yeah, unfortunately, the politicians are mathematically ignorant. calpers that manages the california state pension fund. it's assuming a 7.5% annual return. from now until armageddon. well, nobody is getting 7.5 today without putting their money at risk. 5% is a much more realistic assumption today. so mentions should be cut by a third right off the bat to reflect real market returns. >> david: emac, if you did that, you would have the public sector strikes strikes te supposed to be illegal in many places. they're not. they call in the sick-in days and so forth. that's what we'll be stuck with. stuck with chaos coming up soon. >> you're right. the politicians like mayor bloomberg who is focused on the big gulp sodas and salt in foods. i said it before, like you know the house is on fire and they're still smok
is with the public sector unions. they're not beholden to the taxpayers, we who pay the bills. they're beholden on the politicians. politicians rely on them to get re-elected so they have unsustainable deals. >> yeah, unfortunately, the politicians are mathematically ignorant. calpers that manages the california state pension fund. it's assuming a 7.5% annual return. from now until armageddon. well, nobody is getting 7.5 today without putting their money at risk. 5% is a much more...
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bart and the unions continue to work toward a deal. find out who is walking away from the table. >> and a wild fire destroyed their home just days ago. why that wasn't enough to keep this couple from saying, i do. good everyoning, i'm juliette goodrich. tonight, a 16-year-old san diego girl missing for almost a week is getting ready to go back to her dad. the man accused of killing her mother and brother and kidnapping her is dead. cbs reporter, marly hall explains how authorities tracked them down and ended this search. >> the search to find the man who allegedly abducted hanah anderson, came to an end saturday when officials say an fbi agent shot and killed james lee dimaggio. >> hanah was successfully rescued and appears to be in good shape. >> authorities found hanah and dimaggio at units covering the remote central idaho region, spotted their camp site. the fbi won't release any more information until a shooting review team investigates. they will determine exactly what happened. for this reason, no other details can be released a
bart and the unions continue to work toward a deal. find out who is walking away from the table. >> and a wild fire destroyed their home just days ago. why that wasn't enough to keep this couple from saying, i do. good everyoning, i'm juliette goodrich. tonight, a 16-year-old san diego girl missing for almost a week is getting ready to go back to her dad. the man accused of killing her mother and brother and kidnapping her is dead. cbs reporter, marly hall explains how authorities tracked...
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the unions say they want a fair deal. bart says they need to be realistic with skyrocketing costs of medical care and pension costs workers have to pay their fair share. >> there's no question that bart employees should get a pay raise. >> how much and what cost? >> we must address the skyrocketing costs of the benefit packages >> reporter: bart projects healthcare costs will go up 6% a year for the next four years. the district says employees continuing to pay $92 a month won't cut it. >> our premiums are based --it goes up by 3%. >> reporter: atu which represents bart drivers and station agents is quick to point out their costs go up each year. the union maintains its members pay more than bart's $92 a month claim. >> on average we are paying up to $200 a member. >> reporter: which number is right? >> $92 a month is the average for employees. >> reporter: the other roadblock is how to pay for pensions. bart projects pension costs will go up 4% a year for the next four years. rinot they don't pay into pensions. bart says
the unions say they want a fair deal. bart says they need to be realistic with skyrocketing costs of medical care and pension costs workers have to pay their fair share. >> there's no question that bart employees should get a pay raise. >> how much and what cost? >> we must address the skyrocketing costs of the benefit packages >> reporter: bart projects healthcare costs will go up 6% a year for the next four years. the district says employees continuing to pay $92 a...
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the union's spirit. might be a good thing. i just don't know if that's most effective for the riders of the bay area. >> reporter: fang says he believes he and his fellow bart board members should be in the room helping with the negotiations. at this point, he says it couldn't hurt. in oakland, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> kpix 5 will go on early at 4 a.m. should the strike happen monday morning. you can also find our survivors guide to getting around without bart on our website at kpix.com. >>> 5:06 now. a security threat is forcing u.s. embassies and consulates in several muslim countries to close this sunday. as cbs news's susan mcginnis reports everyone the threat appears to be connected to al qaeda. >>> reporter: the state department reacted to a security concern thursday ordering u.s. embassies and consulates across north africa and the middle east to be closed sunday including diplomatic posts in egypt, israel and jordan. >> the department when conditions warrant take steps like this to balance operati
the union's spirit. might be a good thing. i just don't know if that's most effective for the riders of the bay area. >> reporter: fang says he believes he and his fellow bart board members should be in the room helping with the negotiations. at this point, he says it couldn't hurt. in oakland, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> kpix 5 will go on early at 4 a.m. should the strike happen monday morning. you can also find our survivors guide to getting around without bart on our website at...
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demise of the unions. >> i'm here to talk to three of the biggest leaders of the unions to try and find out. >> in the past few years, there continues to be a delineation of the middle class in america that kind of parallels the decline of the middle class movement. >> to the day i die i'll argue that the vehicle to the middle class was organized labor because the importance issues of good wages, good health care, representation in the workplace, those were all of the things that we stand for in organized labor. the three of us as labor leaders, nobody here has a problem with developers or corporations making money. our issue is, don't fill your pockets by taking money out of our pockets. >> from 1978 to 2011, the annual compensation of a typical private sector worker grew a mere 5.7% but a typical ceo's compensation increased more than 725%. the huge economic gains that have been made over the past 30 years have consistently gone to the wealthy, which only increases the income gap and pushes people further down the economic ladder. >> this disparity of wealth that exists today, this is
demise of the unions. >> i'm here to talk to three of the biggest leaders of the unions to try and find out. >> in the past few years, there continues to be a delineation of the middle class in america that kind of parallels the decline of the middle class movement. >> to the day i die i'll argue that the vehicle to the middle class was organized labor because the importance issues of good wages, good health care, representation in the workplace, those were all of the things...
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we need to start throwing the union bosses overboard and let the more conservative voices in the union, there's about 40% of us who belong to unions that are conservative, have a voice in our unions and start reforming them so that they'll deal with republicans, conservative republicans as well as tax-and-spend liberal democrats. >> phil dine, what's your first of all, labor boss ses is headline term. i wouldn't apply bosses to someone who was elected and can be thrown out of office. >> bob king wasn't elected by me. >> let me finish. if you don't like them, diselect them, throw them out the next time. >> we don't get to vote on them. >> everybody gets to vote on labor leaders, even the teamsters now for 20 years. >> only the other leaders. >> that's not the case. secondly, nobody is forced to belong to a union. that's a supreme court decision. the beck decision says -- >> that's nonsense. that's nonsense. you're trying to mislead the viewers right now. you can resign from a union but you still have to pay them a service fee or an agency fee. >> i'd like to fin, my sentence. i did not
we need to start throwing the union bosses overboard and let the more conservative voices in the union, there's about 40% of us who belong to unions that are conservative, have a voice in our unions and start reforming them so that they'll deal with republicans, conservative republicans as well as tax-and-spend liberal democrats. >> phil dine, what's your first of all, labor boss ses is headline term. i wouldn't apply bosses to someone who was elected and can be thrown out of office....
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and the union has been negotiating. >> reporter: the unions have promised b.a.r.t. passengers 72 hours notice. by the end of tomorrow, we could find out if they plan to strike. meanwhile, we finally caught up with b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator. >> generally did you think there was movement? >> ask the mediators. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator refused to answer my questions on the progress of the talks. >> he continues to not to want to engage in conversation about what our different interests are and how to resolve those. >> reporter: the union says there's been no significant move on pensions and health care. b.a.r.t. says the current offer would give workers slightly more money. but the union says people will suffer over the contract. >> service workers and the utility workers in their union who start out at $42,000 a year will still be $1950 behind. >> reporter: meanwhile, other transit agencies like the ferries are preparing to add more routes if a strike takes place on monday. during the last strike in july, they were joined by 170 more passengers. >> i
and the union has been negotiating. >> reporter: the unions have promised b.a.r.t. passengers 72 hours notice. by the end of tomorrow, we could find out if they plan to strike. meanwhile, we finally caught up with b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator. >> generally did you think there was movement? >> ask the mediators. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator refused to answer my questions on the progress of the talks. >> he continues to not to want to engage in...
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got problems with the union. got problems with regulation. move your factory to mexico. move it to china. move it to indonesia. get rid of your american workers and all of these problems, then you bring your goods back here free of charge. you put them in walmart and that way you can kill the factories that remain in the united states of america. between 2000 and 2010, the first decade of this century, we lost 55,000 factories and five to six million manufacturing jobs. that's what's happened to the manufacturing sector. but i'll tell you what's coming now. it's going to happen to the public sector unions as well. >> it used to be a little bit different, though. at least when you're negotiating with the private sector, you've got shareholders to deal with on the employment side. with the public sector, it's been on a level playing field because the ones negotiating want you to vote for them so they have an incentive not to play hard with you. >> like in wisconsin. here's what happened. the unions go and they get
got problems with the union. got problems with regulation. move your factory to mexico. move it to china. move it to indonesia. get rid of your american workers and all of these problems, then you bring your goods back here free of charge. you put them in walmart and that way you can kill the factories that remain in the united states of america. between 2000 and 2010, the first decade of this century, we lost 55,000 factories and five to six million manufacturing jobs. that's what's happened...
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the union signatory is the union signatory. and once you are signatory, you agree to abide by certain rules and regulations or there is a serious breach of that union agreement and there is a procedure to adjudicate -- >> that's what i presume. now, there are a couple questions. we do have contracts with private contractors where we require them to be -- we put in the bid specifications that they have to be union, that they actually have -- the one i'm thinking of is the transportation contract and it says right in there they have to contract with united transportation workers and honor their contract, right. which is, you know, we discussed that over the years a few times and it's quite an interesting discussion. i've had it with board members and other school districts, too, because school bus drivers tend to be extremely well paid in other parts of the country and also extremely unstable work force. they turn over all the time because they don't get paid anything. ~ so, it's in the school district's best interest, so, we put
the union signatory is the union signatory. and once you are signatory, you agree to abide by certain rules and regulations or there is a serious breach of that union agreement and there is a procedure to adjudicate -- >> that's what i presume. now, there are a couple questions. we do have contracts with private contractors where we require them to be -- we put in the bid specifications that they have to be union, that they actually have -- the one i'm thinking of is the transportation...
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the union shut down the agency's latest proposal. the one issue they say is keeping them apart. >> the clouds have rolled back in. we have some drizzle near the coastline. will we clear things out today? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and bart trains are running this morning. no problems on that front. but we have an accident delaying traffic on 101 in novato. i'll have details still ahead. >>> good morning. monday is here. it's august 12th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm anne makovec. michelle has the morning off. it is 5:29. kpix 5's sue kwon is following breaking news right now in portola valley. >> sue, you have the latest on the deadly party bus crash near interstate 280 and alpine road. >> reporter: i'm at stanford hospital where we are now here because a man believed to be the driver is being treated and the chp says he is not being cooperative. let's back up a little bit until about 11:00 last night where the accident happened on 280 near the alpine road exit. this was going northbound on 280. the driver apparently lost con
the union shut down the agency's latest proposal. the one issue they say is keeping them apart. >> the clouds have rolled back in. we have some drizzle near the coastline. will we clear things out today? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and bart trains are running this morning. no problems on that front. but we have an accident delaying traffic on 101 in novato. i'll have details still ahead. >>> good morning. monday is here. it's august 12th. i'm frank mallicoat....
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the unions and the public knew exactly what was at stake. they knew, but they could not stop the bill. governor walker signed the bill stripping union rights from public employees in march of 2011. now, the idea behind the bill was fairly simple. it took away unions' ability to collect dues automatically from members so each member had to choose to pay each month. which makes union membership feel more expensive. at the same time, the bill limited public workers' rights to bargain for better wages and benefits. so being in a union felt more expensive just when the new law made that membership seem less valuable. it is classic consumer psychology. and it worked. within months of wisconsin's law taking effect, teachers were trying to figure out how to get members to stay members. to pay their dues and stay involved. by the end of 2012, the state teachers union had lost a third of their members. so many that they agreed to merge. last year, union membership nationwide hit the lowest level since the great depression. in wisconsin, union membersh
the unions and the public knew exactly what was at stake. they knew, but they could not stop the bill. governor walker signed the bill stripping union rights from public employees in march of 2011. now, the idea behind the bill was fairly simple. it took away unions' ability to collect dues automatically from members so each member had to choose to pay each month. which makes union membership feel more expensive. at the same time, the bill limited public workers' rights to bargain for better...
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the union could issue the 72-hour warning of a strike tonight. bart officials have said that the offer on the table is the best they can do and the union says it is not good enough. for that rally scheduled for 5:00 today, it will start here in front of oakland city hall and they will be marching over to bart headquarters at lake merritt. a bart spokesman says she would rather being at a rally they could be at the negotiating table. >> if there is another bart strike, we have put together a full range of resources for you at abc7news.com with the latest status on bart talks and information on commute alternatives. you can also download our exclusive abc7 news traffic app to help you negotiate the freeways, all in one spot, abc7news.com. >> police looking for a man who attacked a woman in city plaza park early this morning at 1:30 at lexington and main secret. investigators say the woman in her 20's was walking home to her apartment from a 7/11 and a man grabbed her from behind. the woman turned around and kick add man in the groin and ran away. p
the union could issue the 72-hour warning of a strike tonight. bart officials have said that the offer on the table is the best they can do and the union says it is not good enough. for that rally scheduled for 5:00 today, it will start here in front of oakland city hall and they will be marching over to bart headquarters at lake merritt. a bart spokesman says she would rather being at a rally they could be at the negotiating table. >> if there is another bart strike, we have put together...
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the course of many international precedents for example the breakup of the soviet union really newly independent countries did not by negotiation end up paying the national debt of the soviet union so the dead belongs to one to the present moment if they are to persuade us to accept a share which we are willing to do the new only basis in which will do it is if we have a share of the assets as well you cut of one with the other become of the bond with a penny and that is why incidentally after a yes vote for independence will be no difficulty from london about sharing a common currency adam burke is your case second largest city financially in case cotland becomes independent could you see it challenge london is something you would like to see well i think there would be a very real possibility if england were to leave the european union. that is a live possibility there in the believe european union i think that the effect of england leaving the european union after scottish independence would be that many headquarter companies would move the scope. i think would be very unwise for
the course of many international precedents for example the breakup of the soviet union really newly independent countries did not by negotiation end up paying the national debt of the soviet union so the dead belongs to one to the present moment if they are to persuade us to accept a share which we are willing to do the new only basis in which will do it is if we have a share of the assets as well you cut of one with the other become of the bond with a penny and that is why incidentally after...
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and the union has been negotiating. >> reporter: the unions have promised b.a.r.t. passengers 72 hours notice. by the end of tomorrow, we could find out if they plan to strike. meanwhile, we finally caught up with b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator. >> generally did you think there was movement? >> ask the mediators. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator refused to answer my questions on the progress of the talks. >> he continues to not to want to engage in conversation about what our different interests are and how to resolve those. >> reporter: the union says there's been no significant move on pensions and health care. b.a.r.t. says the current offer would give workers slightly more money. but the union says people will suffer over the contract. >> service workers and the utility in their union who start out at $42,000 a year will still be $1950 behind. >> reporter: meanwhile, other transit agencies like the ferries are preparing to add more routes if a strike takes place on monday. during the last strike in july, they were joined by 170 more passengers. >> i think t
and the union has been negotiating. >> reporter: the unions have promised b.a.r.t. passengers 72 hours notice. by the end of tomorrow, we could find out if they plan to strike. meanwhile, we finally caught up with b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator. >> generally did you think there was movement? >> ask the mediators. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator refused to answer my questions on the progress of the talks. >> he continues to not to want to engage in...
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a result of the process, the project was reduced, to 480 feet, and cutting the shadow on the union square by 75 percent from the original proposal. and the city has properly determined that the project would not have a significant shadow impact within the meaning of both proposition k and sequa and in fact the shadows on union square would never fall after 9:15 a.m. and would fall on a few weeks a year at the early hours in the morning where the park is in low usage and thus the eir which was held by the board of supervisors concluded that it would not have a shadow impact on public open spaces including union square and the planning commission and the park and rec commission to determine that the park would not have a significant and adverse impact on the use of the square of prop k and appellants to the process to revisit the city decisions but the appeal lacks merit. as you know the construction of the new projects downtown and provides for the review of the design. and confirmation of open space requirements and for authorization of certain exceptions to the planning code. the plannin
a result of the process, the project was reduced, to 480 feet, and cutting the shadow on the union square by 75 percent from the original proposal. and the city has properly determined that the project would not have a significant shadow impact within the meaning of both proposition k and sequa and in fact the shadows on union square would never fall after 9:15 a.m. and would fall on a few weeks a year at the early hours in the morning where the park is in low usage and thus the eir which was...
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issue, the increase to the union square did account for the fact that the 690 market project did cast the new shadow on the union square and if it had not back in the increase on the macy's expansion project approved in 1996, and so, essentially what you are left with, are and increased budget and the number of spaces with that allowable shadow given over to projects in the transit center plan area and so that request with outside of the plan area was to raise from a existing budget of 0 to an amount of shadow that would accommodate the shadow cast by the project and make or incorporate the additional sunlight that occurred as a result of the macy's project and in making the findings they did evaluate the criteria and found that it would not result in the adverse impact to the use that have park given that that was for a limited amount of year for basically four weeks in october and november. and then, four weeks in the spring as well, and in the early morning hours for more than one hour per day. and so, all of these were, all of these were done under this sort of authority, if you w
issue, the increase to the union square did account for the fact that the 690 market project did cast the new shadow on the union square and if it had not back in the increase on the macy's expansion project approved in 1996, and so, essentially what you are left with, are and increased budget and the number of spaces with that allowable shadow given over to projects in the transit center plan area and so that request with outside of the plan area was to raise from a existing budget of 0 to an...
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. >> we as a union and the other unions have to look at what are the parameters of that. what does it mean in terms of bargaining will b.a.r.t. be at the table in front of us or will it all be done through -- there will be a panel. we know there will be a contract. the absolute failure. b.a.r.t. has brought in this high paid negotiator, brought him from out of town and here we are. we would like to put the blame on b.a.r.t.'s feet. i believe that's why the governor got involved. >> if the board of inquiry would not have happened do you think you would have been back on strike tomorrow. >> potentially. >> how far were you headed in that direction. >> we were headed in that direction. we feel, the workers feel helpless. we're not a huge you know -- -- we're not a huge comglomarates like b.a.r.t. we believe that hock and kernigan have a plan to break the union. not bargain in good faith and so fast that's what played out. >> we're going to try to get response and reaction tonight from b.a.r.t. representatives. and we'll come back to you with that if we can find them here in
. >> we as a union and the other unions have to look at what are the parameters of that. what does it mean in terms of bargaining will b.a.r.t. be at the table in front of us or will it all be done through -- there will be a panel. we know there will be a contract. the absolute failure. b.a.r.t. has brought in this high paid negotiator, brought him from out of town and here we are. we would like to put the blame on b.a.r.t.'s feet. i believe that's why the governor got involved. >>...
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the unions say the agency's number are inflated. they say they are only $56 million apart. >> the parties bargained from a position to get to the middle. some middle ground. and that's what we have been trying to do. but you need two to bargain. and one of our substantial experiences here is there isn't somebody on the other side of the table to do that with. >> reporter: the unions add they are willing to negotiate but bart is not. and the unions say they don't want to negotiate in the media like they say bart has. the unions argue what bart claims are raises are actually paycuts in disguise because of pension payments. and while bart and one union think a 60-day cooling-off period is needed, another disagrees. >> so this is an exception and it should not be rewarded with another 60 days of stalling and delay. >> reporter: if even the unions can't agree, now there's a lot of work to be done. >> it's no secret that at this point in bargaining, i would certainly expect there to be fewer proposals on all sides on the table. and so i'm
the unions say the agency's number are inflated. they say they are only $56 million apart. >> the parties bargained from a position to get to the middle. some middle ground. and that's what we have been trying to do. but you need two to bargain. and one of our substantial experiences here is there isn't somebody on the other side of the table to do that with. >> reporter: the unions add they are willing to negotiate but bart is not. and the unions say they don't want to negotiate in...
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the disparity is that the unions want a 20.5 percent increase over four years. that is the latest information we have from inside the panel right now. just to explain this panel was appointed by governor brown. they have a week to present their findings to governor brown. what actions led up to this point? why we have already gone through one strike and we are facing another? the seven daytime line started on sunday when the governor stepped in to block a strike. the board technically has until sunday to present the findings but the governor wants their report by friday. he has to go to a junk to declare a 60-day cooling off period prohibiting bart workers from striking. you can imagine the sides are divided on what they want to happen tomorrow. >> they want to hear how the strike impacts the bay area not just the economy but safety. they want us to show it will impact the safety the bay area if there is another strike. is all about a cooling off period that allows for the trains to continue to run for the next 60 days while we negotiate. >> our hope is the boar
the disparity is that the unions want a 20.5 percent increase over four years. that is the latest information we have from inside the panel right now. just to explain this panel was appointed by governor brown. they have a week to present their findings to governor brown. what actions led up to this point? why we have already gone through one strike and we are facing another? the seven daytime line started on sunday when the governor stepped in to block a strike. the board technically has until...
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safety much the union is very angry. they are slamming bart management for posturing and "refusing to bargain in good faith." >> we are disappointed at the continued posturing, their continued negotiations which are in very bad faith, their continual failure to address a single safety proposal on behalf of the union. >> the only option to keep the trains rolling was to ask the governor for cooling off period. the governor has agreed. the way this works is there is a seven day fact-finding period, a board of inquiry set up and we present the facts of the case and the unions will friend the facts as they see it. >> the governor has appointed the three-member board to look into the heated talks. the governor may decide to impose a 60-day cooling off period between bart and the unions. no new talks are scheduled from the information we are receiving. for now, trains are rolling. >> a public board of inquiry is an official review of events or actions. the governor is appointing a three-member board to investigate the contract
safety much the union is very angry. they are slamming bart management for posturing and "refusing to bargain in good faith." >> we are disappointed at the continued posturing, their continued negotiations which are in very bad faith, their continual failure to address a single safety proposal on behalf of the union. >> the only option to keep the trains rolling was to ask the governor for cooling off period. the governor has agreed. the way this works is there is a seven...
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ac transit says on health care the union has agreed to premiums of $70 a month in the first year and $180 a month in the 30 year of the deal. both sides were hung up on the second year costs. >> we will be here all night because that's how committed we are. >> reporter: and it turns out they will not have to be staying late into the night. again there has been a tentative deal reached between ac transit and the union. more specific information on the salary proposal you heard earlier in the report. they were going between 9 and 9.75% raises. they agreed to a 9.5% raise over three years. both sides are expecting to make comments in front of the ac transit headquarters behind me. we will try and get those to you before the end of this newscast. john alston, abc news. >> thank you. >>> a state board of inquiry will hear both sides in bart's labor dispute tomorrow. the three-member panel appointed by the governor will examine where contract talks stand and how a strike would impact the bay area. governor brown wants to see that report. bart officials did not meet today. abc7 news is stay
ac transit says on health care the union has agreed to premiums of $70 a month in the first year and $180 a month in the 30 year of the deal. both sides were hung up on the second year costs. >> we will be here all night because that's how committed we are. >> reporter: and it turns out they will not have to be staying late into the night. again there has been a tentative deal reached between ac transit and the union. more specific information on the salary proposal you heard...
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>> i am mad at the union for shutting down the whole system for a week was it? that's a lot of people who had to find different ways to get to work. >> i think on the employee's side. it seems to me the requests are a little bit ... they are asking a lot. i mean, i haven't gotten a raise in five years myself, but i totally understand they deserve it. >> both sides have to blame. i think there should be some kind of a negotiation to both parties can agree on something. >> at the beginning, i blame the unions because when you look at the facts they were giving us like, we as in me and my group thought, you know, they are inconveniencing a bunch of people for four dollars. one dollar a year for the next four years. and so i just thought they were being unreasonable at that point. but now, now i'm learning that the management isn't even coming to negotiations or somebody is not showing up. >> reporter: one thing the riders kept telling me is the only thing that matters to them is that the trains keep running and they are sick of the theatrics being played out causin
>> i am mad at the union for shutting down the whole system for a week was it? that's a lot of people who had to find different ways to get to work. >> i think on the employee's side. it seems to me the requests are a little bit ... they are asking a lot. i mean, i haven't gotten a raise in five years myself, but i totally understand they deserve it. >> both sides have to blame. i think there should be some kind of a negotiation to both parties can agree on something. >>...
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standard of the unions? >> of course not. i mean listen he's obviously -- i think -- i think conservatives should not be siding with the unions. >> they're not siding with the unions. >> a lot of them are saying what a great guy richard trumka is. >> no. >> too busy badgeringing guests on the air it to realize what they're saying is, look, when your friends hate it. >> right. >> you got a deep -- >> i'm not a big fan of the health care law. it's so obvious this thing doesn't work and he's starting to screw over his own constituents. >> okay. in a fashionnd i've known and become accustomed to. >> adam, this thing seems to be in rubble when you have to do the carveouts as melissa points out for pretty much everybody. >> well, i liked where charlie was going until he finished and then i didn't like where he was going. i don't agree, neil, it's in trouble. this stuff is messy. i didn't really, by the way, see as much inconsistency for trumka as you all did, between his 2010 cheerleading statement and his -- >> h
standard of the unions? >> of course not. i mean listen he's obviously -- i think -- i think conservatives should not be siding with the unions. >> they're not siding with the unions. >> a lot of them are saying what a great guy richard trumka is. >> no. >> too busy badgeringing guests on the air it to realize what they're saying is, look, when your friends hate it. >> right. >> you got a deep -- >> i'm not a big fan of the health care law. it's...
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now, right now the unions are placing the blame at bart's chief negotiator tom hock. he is thought to have a hardball tactic. bart says they are only picking about them because they can't talk about the issues. bart hopes to compromise but there is no indication from both bart and the unions of reaching a deal by that monday strike deadline. >> it looks during at this point. there is no evidence that the district or its negotiators are prepared to do anything differently than they have done in the last 30 days. >> we believe there is a way to both ensure that our employees are adequately compensated and that the public is served by reining in the rising cost of benefits. >> reporter: bart says they are extremely disappointed by thursday's move and a strike will only set things back like decision-making on salary and benefits that the two sides have yet to come to an agreement on. but talks are expected to resume this morning. we also know that the union plans on storming the bart directors meeting -- board of supervisors meeting this morning to ask for a -- board of d
now, right now the unions are placing the blame at bart's chief negotiator tom hock. he is thought to have a hardball tactic. bart says they are only picking about them because they can't talk about the issues. bart hopes to compromise but there is no indication from both bart and the unions of reaching a deal by that monday strike deadline. >> it looks during at this point. there is no evidence that the district or its negotiators are prepared to do anything differently than they have...
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bart says the unions walked out on the latest proposal. no talks are scheduled yet this week. >>> live pictures of a sinkhole in central florida that the threat of a villa at our resort near -- that left a villa at a resort near disneyworld collapsed and another one is sinking. 30% of the structure fell into a 50-foot sinkhole. everyone got out safely. more on that coming up but first a look at traffic with liza battalones. >>> we have action on bay area roads and slow on the altamont pass. westbound 580 still backed up beyond grant line road and that stays heavy in patches through the livermore valley towards pleasanton because of an earlier accident involving a big rig. it's still in the clearing stages westbound 580 approaching 680. great news, no strike on bart. bart trains are running with no delays on the system. no problems for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. the bay bridge drive early delays. in fact, crews switched on those metering lights earlier than usual. so at 6:01 expect a backup from the 880 overcrossing jam-packed at the pay
bart says the unions walked out on the latest proposal. no talks are scheduled yet this week. >>> live pictures of a sinkhole in central florida that the threat of a villa at our resort near -- that left a villa at a resort near disneyworld collapsed and another one is sinking. 30% of the structure fell into a 50-foot sinkhole. everyone got out safely. more on that coming up but first a look at traffic with liza battalones. >>> we have action on bay area roads and slow on the...
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and the union has been negotiating. >> reporter: the unions have promised b.a.r.t. passengers 72 hours notice. by the end of tomorrow, we could find out if they plan to strike. meanwhile, we finally caught up with b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator. >> generally did you think there was movement? >> ask the mediators. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator refused to answer my questions on the progress of the talks. >> he continues to not to want to engage in conversation about what our different interests are and how to resolve those. >> reporter: the union says there's been no significant move on pensions and health care. b.a.r.t. says the current offer would give workers slightly more money. but the union says people will suffer over the contract. >> service workers and the utility workers in their union who start out at $42,000 a year will still be $1950 behind. >> reporter: meanwhile, other transit agencies like the ferries are preparing to add more routes if a strike takes place on monday. during the last strike in july, they were joined by 170 more passengers. >> i
and the union has been negotiating. >> reporter: the unions have promised b.a.r.t. passengers 72 hours notice. by the end of tomorrow, we could find out if they plan to strike. meanwhile, we finally caught up with b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator. >> generally did you think there was movement? >> ask the mediators. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator refused to answer my questions on the progress of the talks. >> he continues to not to want to engage in...
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the minute information on the evident t >> i just got word that all 3 unions just gave their 72 hour notice. [applause]. >> that means 72 hours left to stop another crippling bart strike. good evening everyone. dan has the night off. we have team coverage tonight beginning with abc 7 news reporter amma in oakland. >>reporter: bart and union negotiators were here until 9 tonight. back at it again at 9 tomorrow morning. both sides say they are committed to working through the weekend to avoid a strike. but at about 7:00 o'clock this evening the union decided to put the public on notice. >> we are giving you a 72 hour notice of impending strike if we are not able to come to agreement with the district by midnight sunday. >>reporter: news no one wanted to hear. that bart and union are struggling to reach a deal. >> this is truly a sad occasio occasion. i don't think i have ever been involved in an effort that we tried so hard not to have to strike. >>reporter: bart is disappointed with the striking notice saying it will only stall the process of reaching an agreement. >> we haveen ceased
the minute information on the evident t >> i just got word that all 3 unions just gave their 72 hour notice. [applause]. >> that means 72 hours left to stop another crippling bart strike. good evening everyone. dan has the night off. we have team coverage tonight beginning with abc 7 news reporter amma in oakland. >>reporter: bart and union negotiators were here until 9 tonight. back at it again at 9 tomorrow morning. both sides say they are committed to working through the...
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the unions do not want that. here is the international union. >> we think a contract is needed. >> we want the trains continue to run while we negotiate. we do not want to slow things down. we want to get back and negotiate with a guarantee the trains will continue to run. >> bart management does want that cooling off period to happen because it would prevent the unions from being able to strike while both sides continue bargaining and, again, both sides returned to negotiations this morning at 9:00. >> happening now, in southern california, more than 500 firefighters are battling a 6,000 acre wildfire in riverside county and burning out of control 85 miles east los angeles and at least citizen structures have already been consumed by fast-moving flames since the fire ignited yesterday afternoon. about 1,500 people have been evacuated in small mountain communities and three injured including two firefighters. there is no state on when it is expected to be contained. >> developing news in dallas, texas, where shoo
the unions do not want that. here is the international union. >> we think a contract is needed. >> we want the trains continue to run while we negotiate. we do not want to slow things down. we want to get back and negotiate with a guarantee the trains will continue to run. >> bart management does want that cooling off period to happen because it would prevent the unions from being able to strike while both sides continue bargaining and, again, both sides returned to...
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that is the difference between what the union wants and what bart is offering. linda yi went to find out if they are so far apart now, how can they possibly reach any deal at all? >> reporter: both sides have really dug in. in fact, the talks have gotten so bad that both sides can't even agree how far apart they are! bart is saying what the union wants would cost $117 million to implement. bart unions say it's $56 million. >> reporter: it was a chance to air their grievances. bart management and the unions clarifying what's been going on in talks that started last april. what was clear, they're about $100 million apart in pay and pension issues. public policy advocates, the bay area council, says that's shocking. >> flabbergasted by how big a divide there is between bart and the unions. >> reporter: the council says bart's proposals are fair, and the union should take the contract and start paying into their pensions. findings will go to the governor who could impose a 60-day cooling off period for more negotiating time. >> reporter: one of the board of inquirey
that is the difference between what the union wants and what bart is offering. linda yi went to find out if they are so far apart now, how can they possibly reach any deal at all? >> reporter: both sides have really dug in. in fact, the talks have gotten so bad that both sides can't even agree how far apart they are! bart is saying what the union wants would cost $117 million to implement. bart unions say it's $56 million. >> reporter: it was a chance to air their grievances. bart...
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clock tonight and into the weekend. >> union officials tell abc 7 news the main sticking points, wages, benefits and health care have not been dealt with. workers saying they will walk off the job monday morning if they do not get what they want. >> there needs to be more talks on that. they need to be longer talks. it's unfortunate they haven't been very fruitful to inch closer to a deal. >> you ask yourself what's you pay towards health insurance. you know? no contribution towards pension. come on. >> now, bart officials are expected to make an announcement at any time during this hour and we'll take you live to the transit agency's news conference when it begins. >> union leaders want bart board members to be more involved in the negotiations.,zw the directors then disappeared behind closed doors. abc 7 news reporter nick smith joins us live now from the ashby station. nick? >> it's been tough for everyone involved. the thing i kept hearing over again was everyone wants a deal to be made with less than two days to go before strikes it seems everyone wants everyone to get to the tabl
clock tonight and into the weekend. >> union officials tell abc 7 news the main sticking points, wages, benefits and health care have not been dealt with. workers saying they will walk off the job monday morning if they do not get what they want. >> there needs to be more talks on that. they need to be longer talks. it's unfortunate they haven't been very fruitful to inch closer to a deal. >> you ask yourself what's you pay towards health insurance. you know? no contribution...
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the union say that's not necessary. one of the board members did not agree. >> i'm a little surprised to hear you say you think this can be achieved by sunday night. >> what would it take to get both sides to settle? at least one former bart director and now-retired judge has an idea and it's not what commuters want to hear. >> i think the resolution will come if they strike. the resolution will come because the public will be heard. >> that's going to happen, you're saying a strike is inevitable and then when the public gets mad. >> yeah. yeah. somebody will wise up. >> well, the govrper is expected to make a decision on that cooling-off period by sunday. liz, that's when his 7-day extension of the contract expires. >> yeah. when is the next bargaining session, linda, and what are the chances of the settlement by sunday. >> well, they are scheduled to talk again beginning tomorrow, and we continue on friday. now, judging from what happened at the meeting today and what some of the people said, chances are pretty slim t
the union say that's not necessary. one of the board members did not agree. >> i'm a little surprised to hear you say you think this can be achieved by sunday night. >> what would it take to get both sides to settle? at least one former bart director and now-retired judge has an idea and it's not what commuters want to hear. >> i think the resolution will come if they strike. the resolution will come because the public will be heard. >> that's going to happen, you're...
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ac transit says on health care the union has agreed to premiums of $70 a month in the first year and $180 a month in the 30 year of the deal. both sides were hung up on the second year costs. >> we will be here all night's i because that's how committed we are. >> reporter: and it turns out they will not have to be staying late into the night. again there has been a tentative deal reached between ac transit and the union. more specific information on the salary proposal you heard earlier in the report. they were going between 9 and 9.75% raises. they agreed to a 9.5% raise over three years. both sides are expecting to make comments in front of the ac transit headquarters behind me. we will try and get those to you before the end of this newscast. john alston, abc news. >> thank you. >>> a state board of inquiry will hear both sides in bart's labor dispute tomorrow. the three-member panel appointed by the governor will examine where contract talks stand and how a strike would impact the bay area. governor brown wants to see that report. bart officials did not meet today. abc7 news is
ac transit says on health care the union has agreed to premiums of $70 a month in the first year and $180 a month in the 30 year of the deal. both sides were hung up on the second year costs. >> we will be here all night's i because that's how committed we are. >> reporter: and it turns out they will not have to be staying late into the night. again there has been a tentative deal reached between ac transit and the union. more specific information on the salary proposal you heard...
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>>i think i am more mad at the unions. i think it is irresponsible to shut down the whole system for about a week, was it? right? that's a lot of people who had to find different ways to work. obviously, traffic increased a ton. it was a serious inconvienience for the entire city. >>i wish there was better negotiations. i feel like there's some give and take that has to happen. i think on the employees side, it seems to me they're asking a lot. i haven't gotten a raise for five years myself but i totally understand that they deserve it. >>who do you blame more, management or labor? >> i think both sides are to blame. i think there should be better negotiations so that both sides can agree on something. >>at the beginning i blamed the unions because when you look at the facts that they were giving us we thought they are inconvieniencing us for four dollars, a dollar a year. so, i thought they were being unreasonable at that point. but, now, i am learning that the management isn't even coming to the negotiations or somebody
>>i think i am more mad at the unions. i think it is irresponsible to shut down the whole system for about a week, was it? right? that's a lot of people who had to find different ways to work. obviously, traffic increased a ton. it was a serious inconvienience for the entire city. >>i wish there was better negotiations. i feel like there's some give and take that has to happen. i think on the employees side, it seems to me they're asking a lot. i haven't gotten a raise for five...